My next goals
#2
Posted 26 July 2005 - 01:19 AM
1) Getting AI to ensure he protects his base and that of his allies over anything else. Sometimes he does this well, other times I have no clue why he stands around while his allies get pummelled.
2) Removable of bug where AI squads can throw multiple grenades/bombs without the cooldown (Excedrin?)
3) Send idle engineers (if there are no strat points to capture) to the nearest SAFE strategy point (was this implemented?)
4) Have AI more reliably build uber-units (I had this working once but when the AI reserved enough power he would then stop doing anything until I attack him) - have to figure this one out as I would love to see more Avatars, Bloodthirsters, and Squiggoths in the game at once!! Standard AI skill always seems to make em far more readily!
5) Assassinate and T&H/CA win conditions tweaks especially the latter - Flenser
6) Allow AI to recreate his HQ on another unthreaten Listening Post if his original HQ is destroyed (this is kinda important as too many times he builds back where the old HQ was and it just gets torched. Having it built elsewhere with new buildings would be bloody cool!!)
Other stuff mentioned in our TO DO on my site can kinda wait as we head into the home stretch with the expansion and, <praying> new AI code! W000t!
Edited by thudo, 26 July 2005 - 01:22 AM.
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#3
Posted 26 July 2005 - 06:33 AM
Edited by LarkinVB, 26 July 2005 - 06:34 AM.
#4
Posted 26 July 2005 - 01:24 PM
I have some advanced Eldar skirmishing already up and running. Essentially the strike force will, if they are healthy enough, jump to another enemy base location and keep doing damage until they are forced to retreat. Makes them much more effective and means the player can no longer afford to ignore them.
T&H etc are all being tested, and are about ready to go.
I was going to work on capping unreachable points, but this is a fairly low-demand tweak, I would have thought. Fun to do, but maybe of negligible benefit.
What else should be we doing?
Flenser
#5
Posted 26 July 2005 - 01:35 PM
Our objectives/goals should be those 6 points above in my post but I'll put something out more concrete. T&H and CA are biggies, though, and a simple code to keep the Commander at back of HQ during Assassinate would be fab as well. I'll put together the small list. Do what we can.. release then prepare for fun times with the expansion (unless they totally convert the AI to rdg.. ARGGHHHHHHHHH! Had a bad dream once about that!). heheh
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#6
Posted 26 July 2005 - 01:36 PM
I was doing some more flexible research code for other races than eldar today. I also changed it so you can set number of squads on the field before specific research is started. Of course we have to ensure that the flexible researches are dropped from the static list.
I will send it to you soon so please start working on something else first.
I would like to see parking a builder in allied bases and building a new hq there if req is abundant or old hq is destroyed and start position is still under threat. Since you are good at plans/resource locks it might be doable ?
Edited by LarkinVB, 26 July 2005 - 01:45 PM.
#7
Posted 26 July 2005 - 01:46 PM
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#8
Posted 26 July 2005 - 01:59 PM
If you have started then you might as well just do it. No toes treaded on hereTo Flenser :
I was doing some more flexible research code for other races than eldar today. I also changed it so you can set number of squads on the field before specific research is started. Of course we have to ensure that the flexible researches are dropped from the static list.
I will send it to you soon so please start working on something else first.
I would like to see parking a builder in allied bases and building a new hq there if req is abundant or old hq is destroyed and start position is still under threat. Since you are good at plans/resource locks it might be doable ?
I will take a look at the builder issue. I think it is simply a case of creating a BuildPlan for the right building in the right place at the right time. Where req is abundant there is no need to lock a builder since the AI will get round to it eventually. Where the main HQ is under attack/ threat then you do have time pressure, so I suppose you could make/ lock a builder and send him out of harm's way.
Flenser
#9
Posted 26 July 2005 - 08:32 PM
I might have time to take a look at this, the only other idea I have is to check for an acceptable nearby target before assuming that the ability was used successfully. I'm not sure if there's any other/better way to do this.2) Removable of bug where AI squads can throw multiple grenades/bombs without the cooldown (Excedrin?)
Does this bug affect races other than Ork? I've only see the Ork AI do it.
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Posted 26 July 2005 - 08:37 PM
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Posted 26 July 2005 - 11:09 PM
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#15
Posted 27 July 2005 - 01:39 PM
a) Orks/Eldar have a unique playstyle and gameplay mechanic
b) Eldar are super-vulnerable speedy warriors whereas Orks are massing CC experts that can easily get shot to hell with SM/CSM shooty assaults.
c) Eldar is the only faction that cannot normally do frontal assaults and survive. Orks can mass but still need microing.
Eldar still need attention as do the Orks. I find both SM/CSM are the same so apply one tactic and the other follows naturally.
We're getting some mighty good feedback from everyone so I need to bring it all together in a point-form discussion so we set objectives for v1.3 at or near end-of-August.
Edited by thudo, 27 July 2005 - 01:40 PM.
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Posted 27 July 2005 - 02:35 PM
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#20
Posted 27 July 2005 - 03:05 PM
Edit: You bet, Oozish!
Edited by thudo, 27 July 2005 - 03:06 PM.
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